With regards to either poor battery life or usb failure or modem issues. This has been acknowledge by sprint. As i sent my phone in today they were already aware of the problem. For those of you whove had luck with stock fi-27 good for you. For others nothing will save your phone your better off just sending it in. Reverting back to gb will do nothing because of the coding from ics that causes your usb port to fail and then this becomes a hardware failure. Just a heads up.
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The "voltage too high" warning is hardware failure not software related. Its caused by either the USB port getting dirty or going bad or the charging module on the logic board failing. Battery bulge is caused by excessive heat and/or overcharging which is caused by the charging module not shutting the input off like its supposed to. Both are hardware failure and not directly related to software. Although the excessive heat issue can come from wakelocks keeping the processor running for too long increasing the phones temp which will result in a swollen battery if left alone. I had the battery bulge from excessive heat plus my battery has been charged more times than the avg 500 cycles which weakens its core structure making it more likely to fail from excessive heat.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
The "voltage too high" warning is hardware failure not software related. Its caused by either the USB port getting dirty or going bad or the charging module on the logic board failing. Battery bulge is caused by excessive heat and/or overcharging which is caused by the charging module not shutting the input off like its supposed to. Both are hardware failure and not directly related to software. Although the excessive heat issue can come from wakelocks keeping the processor running for too long increasing the phones temp which will result in a swollen battery if left alone. I had the battery bulge from excessive heat plus my battery has been charged more times than the avg 500 cycles which weakens its core structure making it more likely to fail from excessive heat.
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What would you say is a normal battery temp?
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My battery temp ranges from 24C at idle to 42C under load. In normal use it sits around 32.
lol cool story bro. get a replacement and never update your phone.. ur more then able to always stay on old setups .. fi27 has been amazing for me.. only issues ive had were user error
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What would you say is a normal battery temp?
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Try to stay below 115°F in use anything over 120 starts causing damage after long periods (30+ mins @120°+) idle it should stay between 90° and 100°F due to body temp if its in your pocket, below 90° if sitting on a desk or table indoors. I've had mine get as high as 150° F while charging over night when my battery started bulging so now i place a gel ice pack with a towel on it on my desk and sit the phone on the towel while it charges overnight until my new battery arrives. Its kept my phone around 80° F when I wake up and as low as 70°F when the ice pack is fresh. Once the bulge begins the battery gets really hot really fast from the internal damage causing a chemical reaction. The bulge separates the internal deviders that keep the chemical blocks separated normally. If a good(structurally sound) l-ion battery reaches 200°F it can rupture causing severe chemical burns. I've done a few tests using a Plexiglas box over a hotplate with a battery on the hotplate until it ruptured, after I saw reports of laptop batteries exploding and didn't believe they'd really blow up.
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Try to stay below 115°F in use anything over 120 starts causing damage after long periods (30+ mins @120°+) idle it should stay between 90° and 100°F due to body temp if its in your pocket, below 90° if sitting on a desk or table indoors. I've had mine get as high as 150° F while charging over night when my battery started bulging so now i place a gel ice pack with a towel on it on my desk and sit the phone on the towel while it charges overnight until my new battery arrives. Its kept my phone around 80° F when I wake up and as low as 70°F when the ice pack is fresh. Once the bulge begins the battery gets really hot really fast from the internal damage causing a chemical reaction. The bulge separates the internal deviders that keep the chemical blocks separated normally. If a good(structurally sound) l-ion battery reaches 200°F it can rupture causing severe chemical burns. I've done a few tests using a Plexiglas box over a hotplate with a battery on the hotplate until it ruptured, after I saw reports of laptop batteries exploding and didn't believe they'd really blow up.
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Okay thanks! Mine got to about 115F but that was because it was in the car and it was also off. When mine charges it only goes as high as 92, which I'm going to guess is good.
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I am running FI27 and I have no problem with this release. This release is probably the last ICS we will get. I'm running at 19 hours and it's at 67%.
Oh and BTW I did have the over voltage charging problem. Went in and had them replace the phone and a brand new battery and it hasn't happened at all. This was a couple of months ago though.
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lol cool story bro. get a replacement and never update your phone.. ur more then able to always stay on old setups .. fi27 has been amazing for me.. only issues ive had were user error
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Cool bro thanks for your help. Glad its worked out for you bro. You must be pretty lucky bro. No bro really thanks for your help bro.
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Okay thanks! Mine got to about 115F but that was because it was in the car and it was also off. When mine charges it only goes as high as 92, which I'm going to guess is good.
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Yea the cooler the better, I live in FL if I left my phone in the car it would probably explode in the summer. It can easily get over 175 in the direct sunlight inside my car. It gets so hot it steals your breath when you get in. Before my battery started bulging I'd rarely break 110 using it playing a game for 2 or 3 hours. Now with the bulge it barely gets below 100, but my battery looks like its pregnant its swollen so bad. Once it starts it just get worse and worse and the longer it goes the faster it swells. This last week I've been able to see a difference day to day with the naked eye. Hopefully this new battery gets here soon, so I can ship my OEM to Samsung, already got the shipping label just can't go without my phone while I wait.
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If this has been discussed or has been mentioned feel free to lock this thread.
Im just gonna get right to it. On my last two topics i explained how after the new update my battery life is beyond terrible. 20% drop in 30 mins with no use. I got my battery replaced. Same result. Went to my sprint store a day later. Found out after people have updated to the new ics FI27 35% now have borked phones. Atleast 18% are battery issues. I am one of the percents. With said i hope people read this. If anyone can offer suggestions to fix this im open to it. But please know i have gone back to gb and the technician at sprint told me it wouldnt matter because of the coding of ics. This also relates to the car chargers telling your phone when trying to charge it the "voltage is to high."
With that said besides going back to gb im open to other options. Thanks for your help.
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Im not worried about ICS, Im on JB. Root your phone, get rid of all the bloatware, and load what you want. Take control of your situation, or sit back and complain. It your choice.
Hey OP, I'm not minimizing your issues at all, I'd just like to know where those percentages came from for borked phones from fi27..?
And 35% from what number of known updates at the time? Gotta have a base number to have a percentage.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Try to stay below 115°F in use anything over 120 starts causing damage after long periods ....
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I have also seen this happen when at or above 115....the phone starts to act weird.etc. and I am still on EL29.
I try to run the phone at 800 when watching vids/navigating/gaming and so on for long periods to keep the temp down.
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Im not worried about ICS, Im on JB. Root your phone, get rid of all the bloatware, and load what you want. Take control of your situation, or sit back and complain. It your choice.
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No ones complaining im just stating a fact or a new problem. I mean we all knew battery hasnt been the greatest but this is terrible. Ill probably try jb but it wont fix the problem with regards the usb port. Im sure we will see another update to fix the latest bs update.
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Cool bro thanks for your help. Glad its worked out for you bro. You must be pretty lucky bro. No bro really thanks for your help bro.
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That was a bro overload.
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Yeah just because you had issues with fi-27 doesnt mean its going to jack up everyone phone. I've ran it since it was leaked and now the official. Hell I get better battery life with FI-27 then I have on any rom since GB. So as always... Cool story bro
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Uh ok maybe i wasnt clear 35% have this issue. Its not me complaining its a usb port problem that will either a)mess up your radio b)mess up your battery c) make your usb port unfunctional. Ask a sprint rep next time. Im just passing along the message.
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And how long did it take for all this to happen? I've been running this for 2-2.5weeksish
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Uh ok maybe i wasnt clear 35% have this issue. Its not me complaining its a usb port problem that will either a)mess up your radio b)mess up your battery c) make your usb port unfunctional. Ask a sprint rep next time. Im just passing along the message.
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You mean the sprint reps that can't give you the same answer twice? Yea OK, I'm sure s/he pulled some numbers out of thin air to shut you up and avoid doing anything resembling real work most of the reps/techs at any service center's knowledge is limited to what's on the piece of paper infront of them. There are a few who actually research solutions to problems but 90% of them barely have a high school education and their tech skills are limited to "a factory reset will fix your battery bulging" :thumbdown:
OP is a retarded piece of goat dung.
That is all.
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Alright guys got a really weird issue and I would like to know if anyone has had this problem before. So I was at the gym for about 2 and a half hours tonight,and I left my phone out in my car. I live in the midwest so temps are starting to get pretty low. About 30 here tonight. Anyways I came back out when I was done and my phone would not turn on. When I plugged it in it showed no led. So after about 45 min I pulled out my battery and popped it back in and magically my phone came back on. I flashed the new ziggy kernel last night and I use os monitor to keep it set to smartass but I don't know why this happened? I guess im just puzzled is there an issue with the battery in really cold weather or did the kernel cause it? If you guys could give me some input I would appreciate it. Thanks.
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I'm thinking its the battery since it is well known that batteries underperform under low temperatures.
Same Here...
I live in NYC, making a long story short...i left my phone exposed to the cold for a few hours and when i came back my phone wouldnt turn on either... no light, no charge, and after a bit in m pocket poof just started to work... I mean i know Everything has a Cold/hot temp, limit i think iPods are around 20 something degrees,,, i wasnt aware of the evo until now...
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I live in NYC, making a long story short...i left my phone exposed to the cold for a few hours and when i came back my phone wouldnt turn on either... no light, no charge, and after a bit in m pocket poof just started to work... I mean i know Everything has a Cold/hot temp, limit i think iPods are around 20 something degrees,,, i wasnt aware of the evo until now...
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Thanks for sharing sir. It makes me feel a bit better that was my thought but I didn't know for sure ill have to research the battery itself and see what temp it can handle
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Just overvolt it I wonder if we can do that via an app, AFAIK it requires a kernel level change
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Just overvolt it I wonder if we can do that via an app, AFAIK it requires a kernel level change
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Well I am undervolting with ziggys new kernel and didn't seem to help. I think the battery is just a battery period. The cells go crazy at 32 degrees.
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It's fairly well known that batteries don't do well in cold (thus why you see in car battery commercials "specially made to handle cold weather", etc. etc.) so that could be an explanation.
On a side note, LCD's don't do well either (think about it, Liquid Crystal Display). If you want an example, go in to Best Buy or something just after they open, while the building is still cold, and check out the LCD TV's; they'll all be lagging and fuzzy pictures.
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Well I am undervolting with ziggys new kernel and didn't seem to help. I think the battery is just a battery period. The cells go crazy at 32 degrees.
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I said overvolt not under. It would make it run hotter, so the temps wouldn't affect it so much. Put it in an inside jacket pocket, that tends to get my phone pretty hot on its own.
I live in Virginia and occasionally leave my phone on my car. Temperatures have been in the teens and single digits lately. No problems so far, but I'll probably be more cautious now. Hope it doesn't affect my battery in the long run.
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I said overvolt not under. It would make it run hotter, so the temps wouldn't affect it so much. Put it in an inside jacket pocket, that tends to get my phone pretty hot on its own.
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Thats my fault, read your post quickly last night and didn't pay too much attention I guess I just saw "volt". Overvolt would not be a choice of mine though I would rather not risk frying my phone.
My wife's Epic 4G was working fine yesterday but today it crashed and overheated pretty severely. When it was still plugged in and crashing it showed the battery charging and then it turned yellow and show a yellow warning triangle with a thermometer beside it, is the phone going to stop working on us?
I would appreciate a quick response so I can take it to Sprint and see what they can do about it.
I just factory reset it to insure that it wasn't a rogue application or what not and the phone is still running slow, not as bad as when it was crashing, but it still works so I don't know what's going on with it.
Also the phone is stock and has always been stock without root or any other type of hacking, etc.
It just stooped working perfectly one minute.
She showed me that the screen was blinking rapidly in an up and down bar fashion on the home screen and during applications.
First of all how old is the phone. My phone runs games hot all the time and never crashes (well sometimes, but usually when im not even doing anything with it).
I would think that the video is going out on it and it is rebooting. Depending on the age I think your phone is dead dude.
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Not a year yet, it'll be a year old in June or July. I'm hoping it was just a virus or something because its working now. Should I exchange it anyway?
Nabbu eats your face.
Try flashing it back to stock or wipe the data if it isn't already rooted. I've never heard of anything of this sort... need some screenshots or something.
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It's already stock.
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Try flashing it back to stock or wipe the data if it isn't already rooted. I've never heard of anything of this sort... need some screenshots or something.
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I already factory reset it and it's running right now as if it were just fine but what I'm wondering is if it's going to happen again and not work afterwards.
I'm thinking about taking it in to Sprint and exchanging it but I'm afraid there might be fees for exchanging or what not. The phone has been dropped multiple times but it never had any issues before.
The drop distance has been less then 2 feet every time.
No water damage to the phone itself but the Sprint tech said the battery's "water damage" indicator was activated and showing water damage.
The phone HAS been in the bathroom during multiple showers which might be the cause for the battery's damage indicator to go off but the phone, like I said, has never had any issues.
She downloads pretty much everything from the Market so I was suspecting viruses or malware and now it's "clean" it's running fine.
Any suggestions for where I should go from here?
The phone should be fine. This has happened to me a few times.... if your phone gets extremely hot it will refuse to charge as a safety feature and show that yellow triangle thing... open the back of the phone take the battery out and let it cool down.
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That's the best advice i've gotten on here! Thanks a ton! ^^b
Nabbu eats your face.
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Try flashing it back to stock or wipe the data if it isn't already rooted. I've never heard of anything of this sort... need some screenshots or something.
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Happened to me my battery got near 118*F so I took it out and let it cool on some aluminum and put it back in was fine
BTW you can't take a screenie because phone shuts it self off
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I'm guessing that the overheating problem had to do with a buggy app that was running on the phone and took lots of data or cpu time. This has also been know to happen when running wifi hotspot apps.
Regardless, like everyone else said the phone went into thermal protection mode. The battery got hot and it wouldn't charge the battery until it cooled down.
Could be the screen being on and maybe running a governor such as "performance"? Also, I've left my phone under a pillow charging, woke up it was 110F and I haven't had this problem it mustve been really hot
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Could be the screen being on and maybe running a governor such as "performance"? Also, I've left my phone under a pillow charging, woke up it was 110F and I haven't had this problem it mustve been really hot
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phone on the charger while doing things stir up more heat than normal as well.
plus i just had mine on the charger and for five minutes i was listening to tune in radio streaming over wifi and playing lets golf 3 and got off and phone was at 109.4*F Battery heat
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I'm guessing that the overheating problem had to do with a buggy app that was running on the phone and took lots of data or cpu time.
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THIS! ^^^ Without looking at your phone, I'm guessing this was the culprit. She had a buggy/defunct app that was probably frozen in the background while still sucking CPU/RAM. I've had a few of those instances and it DEFINITELY increases the temperature of the phone.
Only other thing I can think of is if she runs her phone at the brightest setting and has a long timeout on the screen timeout. Either way, I think it's nothing a little spring cleaning of the apps and tweaking couldn't take care of. Good luck buddy
If the little white paper thing on the top of the battery turns pink or goes away completely does that only mean that it has been damaged by water? And does it make the battery any less better? And is there anyway maybe to fix it?
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I can't speak for whether there is a moisture indicator on the battery. What I can say is that even if the battery was wet at one point, as long as it was dried properly, it shouldn't impact the performance of the battery.
Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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batteries do degrade over time -- how long have you had the battery? there are many choices for battery replacements online as cheap as $5 depending on where you look.
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Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.
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NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.
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Hence the reason I said "a little water". Obviously, submerging your phone for more than a second or 2 will lead to damage down the road, but getting a small amounts of liquid on a battery won't lead to immediate failure. RE: All of the people on here (including me) who have dropped their phone a pool, sink, toilet, etc and are still rocking the same phone.
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I'd recommend just buying a new battery. I had my phone get completely wet before, I put both the phone and the battery in a ziplock bag full of rice and left it there for a couple days. Plugged the battery back in and it worked.
But buying a new battery would be the best bet to not further damage your phone.
I guess I will buy a new one just to test it out.
But I still feel like my phone is doing something wrong because I'm using my friends 3500mAh battery and it gives me the same results I used to get with my 1500 ones. I get a little more than 3 hours on screen time and about 20 hours total, which isn't so great for a 3500 battery. I'm gonna try going back to stock for a while and seeing what happens.
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Well the headline gives it away guys!! OK so, I dropped my phone last week(I had a case on it, but its a cheap case off of Amazon)! Nothing happened to the screen, but the power button is now way more sensitive than it should be, and my E4GT heats up a lot quicker than it normally should! I have the Qcell battery! Is it the battery or the phone! Please let me know! Thanks again for all of your help!!
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Where is the heat coming from? The bottom of the phone or top? If its the bottom I would say it might be the battery. If its the top I would say its the cpu. Are you overclocking? Are you playing any intensive games? Do you have an app that can read the temp of the battery?
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It's coming from the middle of the phone. I have an app telling me the temperature of the phone! So maybe its both!! I just barely got the battery on March 25, 2013! It's gone that quickly!
I'm under clocked at 800mHz through "Set CPU" on GB27. The other day I was outside and it hit 127°!!! Should i get a new battery, or a new phone?
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No I barely play games! I use Pandora a lot, but I listen to music through my HMDX speaker and its not in my pocket when listening to Pandora! Should I do a Factory Reset! My battery life decreased also!!
I'm confused!!! Like A lot!!!
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You may have a defective qcell. Try a clean flash of a new rom first to be sure. I don't see why dropping your phone would cause an issue like that. My phone looks like it fought it Vietnam
Lol that was pretty funny!! Well I sent an email. They had a machine email me back instantly! I used the customer service line!! What the h*ll
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You may have a defective qcell. Try a clean flash of a new rom first to be sure. I don't see why dropping your phone would cause an issue like that. My phone looks like it fought it Vietnam
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Ohh I fixed this problem. I ordered a hyperbion battery and used it for a couple weeks and realized the qcell is farrrr better. So I put the qcell in the fridge after charging it over night one time and left it in there and came back about 1-1 1/2 weeks later and swapped the batteries in the fridge. That seemed to fix it so I used the qcell until school started 2 weeks later. And the fridge made the hyperbion better than when I bought it
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On release I got my D710 from Sprint and it was overheating too. It was super hot especially when I charged the phone without a battery cover. It literally almost burned me so I exchanged it at Sprint a few days after and they even hooked me up with a free oem battery. I think there's a bad batch of overheating S2s cause Sprint will replace it super fast if you tell them it's overheating too dangerous temps. That's how I got them to replace my phone when my power button broke. To top it off it was within warranty and I had insurance and they didn't want to replace because of power button issue until I said it was overheating lol.
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On release I got my D710 from Sprint and it was overheating too. It was super hot especially when I charged the phone without a battery cover. It literally almost burned me so I exchanged it at Sprint a few days after and they even hooked me up with a free oem battery. I think there's a bad batch of overheating S2s cause Sprint will replace it super fast if you tell them it's overheating too dangerous temps. That's how I got them to replace my phone when my power button broke. To top it off it was within warranty and I had insurance and they didn't want to replace because of power button issue until I said it was overheating lol.
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Haha nice but I don't have insurance or a warranty on it anymore. So I'll just have to save up and hopefully be able to buy a photon or something bcuz it gets really bad signal. Even in my pocket when I'm not using it it'll heat up, especially if apps are running in the background
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I realize there's been other threads about the topic, but not this specific model and this situation. Specs...
Model: SPH-D710
Android Version: 4.1.2
Build: GB27
Anyway I haven't installed any new apps, obviously apps have been updating, but I haven't installed anything new recently. It started happening just over the past three days, the phone screen will flicker, like it's struggling to refresh then I'll loose cell phone signal, the screen will lock and then power off. When I try to power back on it shows the battery drained? I plug into a power source, let it set for a minute, it shows the correct charge and I can power it back on. It's happening roughly three times a day!
Aside from being annoying, yesterday I was on the road using it for navigation, and it crapped out. I had to find a rest-stop and do the recharge dance. Thank god I had a charger, otherwise.. well I'd have to find a gas station and ask someone, but really that's so barbaric right
So has anyone heard or seen this before? I'm hoping it doesn't mean I need a new phone, it's barely a year old. When it works I love this phone, but it's such a delicate POS sometimes, it really drives me nuts. Any help would be welcome
How's your battery? I have had problems similar to yours because my battery was dieing.
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How's your battery? I have had problems similar to yours because my battery was dieing.
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My battery drained pretty fast, I installed Greenify and that seemed to help, however I uninstalled Greenify and I'm still having the issue.
Ok take your battery out and sping it on the flat sides. If it spins like a top replace it.
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Your batteries going bad. Replace and good to go again.
I got 2 batteries from ankor for 12 bucks on Amazon its been 6 months now still going strong.
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Ok take your battery out and sping it on the flat sides. If it spins like a top replace it.
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Glad to hear it's a battery issue, however I'd remiss if I didn't ask about this spinning battery diagnostic. So does the battery's casing expand when it's going bad, or getting older? Or were you just screwing with the new guy
Screwing with you. Just kidding. On these batteries when they start to swell you can aldo notice an effect on the charhe it holds. I forgot who actually found it out. But when you can spin it feely its going bad. A new battery will maybe get a turn or two.
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